Beyond Good and Bad: How SMFA Evaluates its Artists
In a culture that is becoming oversaturated with emphasis on GPA and career outcomes, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts University follows a markedly different path. Classes are listed on students’ transcripts as either for credit or not for credit, rather than being accompanied by an evaluative letter grade. Professors […]
Why Can’t We Just Print More A’s? Grade Inflation at Tufts
Grade inflation has been a persistent trend in higher education. The median college GPA increased from 2.9 to 3.28, a 13% from 1990–2020 in the United States, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. A landmark 2012 study published in the Teachers College Record surveyed 200 universities and found that the percentage […]